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Believe and Trust Offers Spiritual Exploration with Local Workshop

Believe and Trust will begin hosting half-day workshops in Hunterdon and Somerset counties this spring. Facilitator and cofounder Kathy Owens urges participants to, “Believe in your power and trust in the wisdom gained from your inner and outer experiences. That is the basic, down-to-earth message of our workshops.” Fulfilling the need for nonreligious venues to increase spiritual awareness, Believe and Trust workshops give participants the opportunity to grow spiritually at their own pace. Believe and Trust’s upcoming workshop, “Believe in You,” will be held Saturday, April 18 from 9am to 1pm at The Cooper Hill Country Club in Ringoes.

Drawing on the expertise of Barbara Cannell, a noted group meditation facilitator at the Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium, and Kathy Owens, public speaker, corporate trainer and author of a spiritual communication book, these workshops are high energy, participative and fun.  Owens explains, “These workshops are designed so that by the time participants leave, they will have a stronger belief in their spiritual communication and trust in the knowledge gained from their experiences.”

The cost of the workshop is $75 in advance, $85 at the door, and includes breakfast.

Location: The Cooper Hill Country Club, 100 Copper Hill Rd., Ringoes. For more information, call 908-246-0364, email [email protected] or visit BelieveAndTrust1.com.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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